Etymology

execrate

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Today it means: To feel loathing for; to abhor. Full definition →

Latin exsecrārī
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  1. Latin · derived fromexsecrārī
  2. English todayexecrate

From Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, from ex (“out”) + sacrāre (“to consecrate, declare accursed”).

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